stuff up

大失敗する、しくじる

何かをしているときに、大きな失敗をすること。

やさしい英語で： To make a serious mistake while doing something.

• I stuffed up again.
• The goalkeeper stuffed up, and we lost the match.
• Did you stuff up when you added the numbers?

類義語： mess up, blunder

よく使う表現： really stuff up, stuff up badly

台無しにする、めちゃくちゃにする

物を壊したり、状況を台無しにしたり、人の具合を悪くしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To damage something, spoil a situation, or make someone feel unwell.

• Don't stuff up my plans.
• The wrong settings stuffed up the computer.
• Too much drink will stuff you up before tomorrow's trip.

使い方： stuff something/someone up (The delay stuffed our plans up.)

類義語： mess up, ruin, spoil

反対語： fix

よく使う表現： stuff up something, stuff up someone's plans

鼻を詰まらせる

鼻を詰まらせて、鼻で息をしにくくすること。

やさしい英語で： To block the inside of your nose so that breathing through it becomes difficult.

• My nose is stuffed up.
• Pollen stuffs up her nose every spring.
• Has your cold stuffed up your nose again?

使い方： be stuffed up (My nose is stuffed up because of my cold.)

類義語： block, clog up

反対語： clear, unblock

よく使う表現： stuff up someone's nose, stuff up something